Approvals for November 2013

**Recruitment and consultancy freeze – exceptions approved – November 2013**

During the month of November 2013, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer:

| Approval date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruitment | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------| | 26/11/2013 | 326 RME | Exemption to Recruitment - Director, Railway Markets and Economics | Recruitment | Approved | | 27/11/2013 | 321 RPP | Origin destination matrix 2013-14 to 2016-17, £160,000 | Consultancy | Approved |

Requests for consultancy valued at \<£20,000 considered by the Director of Corporate Operations:

| Approval date | Ref: No. & directorate | Summary of application | Consultancy/ recruitment | Decision | |---------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|----------| | 07/11/2013 | 316 Legal | Scottish legal advice in relation to PR13 implementation, £2,000 | Consultancy | Approved | | 12/11/2013 | 319 Legal | Competition Case Advice, £3,000 | Consultancy | Approved | | 26/11/2013 | 322 RME | Scarcity charging – indicative numerical analysis, £8,000 | Consultancy | Approved |